| Enterococcus ureilyticus |
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Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Lactobacillales, Family Enterococcaceae, Genus Enterococcus, Enterococcus
ureilyticus Sedlacek et al. 2013.
Reacts with Lancefield group D antisera.
ureilyticus Sedlacek et al. 2013.
Reacts with Lancefield group D antisera.
Gram-positive, spherical or ovoid cells, arranged in pairs, short chains or in irregular
clusters. Non-motile. Non-spore-forming.
clusters. Non-motile. Non-spore-forming.
Colonies on BHI blood agar are circular with whole margins, convex, smooth,
glistening and 1-3 mm in diameter. Yellow-pigmented. Weakly alpha-haemolytic.
Grows at 10 and 42 ºC, but not at 45 ºC. Grows with 6.5% NaCl and at pH 9.6.
Facultatively anaerobic.
glistening and 1-3 mm in diameter. Yellow-pigmented. Weakly alpha-haemolytic.
Grows at 10 and 42 ºC, but not at 45 ºC. Grows with 6.5% NaCl and at pH 9.6.
Facultatively anaerobic.
Isolated from drinking water and plants.
Resistant to chloramphenicol, oxacillin, and tetracycline. Sensitive to imipenem.
Resistant to chloramphenicol, oxacillin, and tetracycline. Sensitive to imipenem.
Undetermined.
- Sedlacek I, Holochova P, Maslanova I, Kosina M, Sproer C, Bryndova H, Vandamme P, Rudolf I, Hubalek Z, Svec P. Enterococcus
ureilyticus sp. nov. and Enterococcus rotai sp. nov., two urease-producing enterococci from the environment. Int J Syst Evol
Microbiol 2013; 63:502-510.
Positive results for acid phosphatase, chymotrypsin, esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), esculin hydrolysis, beta-glucosidase,
hippurate hydrolysis, leucine arylamidase, beta-mannosidase, naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase, pyrrolidonyl arylamidase, urease,
and Voges-Proskauer test, acid production from amygdalin, arbutin, cellobiose, D-fructose, glycerol, galactose, D-glucose,
beta-gentiobiose, lactose, D-mannose, maltose, melezitose, N-acetylglucosamine, ribose, salicin, sorbose, sucrose, and trehalose.
Can utilize (GP2 MicroPlates) N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, amygdalin, arbutin, cellobiose, D-fructose, gentiobiose, alpha-D-glucose,
maltose, maltotriose, D-mannose, melezitose, methyl beta-D-glucoside, palatinose, D-psicose, D-riboe, salicin, sucrose, trehalose,
turanose, pyruvic acid methyl ester, glycerol, adenosine, 2'-deoxyadenosine, inosine, thymidine and uridine.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, alkaline phosphatase, catalase, cystine arylamidase, alpha-fucosidase, alpha-glucosidase,
beta-glucuronidase, lipase (C14), alpha-mannosidase, nitrate reduction, trypsin, valine arylamidase, acid production from erythritol, D-
and L-arabinose, D- and L-arabitol, adonitol, dulcitol (most strains), erythritol, D- and L-fucose, gluconate, glycogen, 2- and
5-ketogluconate, myo-inositol, inulin, D-lyxose, mannitol, methyl alpha-D-mannoside, methyl alpa-D-glucoside, melibiose, pullulan,
raffinose, rhamnose, sorbitol, starch, turanose, tagatose, methyl beta-D-xyloside, xylitol, D- and L-xylose.
No utilization of alpha- and beta-cyclodextrin, glycogen, inulin, mannan, Tween 40 and 80, L-arabinose, D-arabitol, L-fucose,
D-galacturonic acid, D-gluconic acid, alpha-lactose, lactulose, melibiose, methyl alpha-D-galactoside, methyl beta-D-galactoside,
3-methyl D-glucose, methyl alpha-D-mannoside, raffinose, L-rhamnose, sedoheptulosan, D-sorbitol, stachyose, tagatose, alpha-,
beta- and gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, lactamide, D-lactic acid methyl ester, L-lactic
acid, D- and L-malic acid, succinic acid monomethyl ester, succinamic acid, succinic acid, N-acetyl-L-glutamic acid, L-alaninamide, D-
and L-alanine, L-alanyl glycine, L-asparagine, L-glutamic acid, glycyl L-glutamic acid, L-pyroglutamic acid, L-serine, putrescine,
2,3-butanediol, D-fructose 6-phosphate, alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate, D-glucose 6-phosphate and DL-alpha-glycerol phosphate.
Variable results for alpha- and beta-galactosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, and acid production from dulcitol.
hippurate hydrolysis, leucine arylamidase, beta-mannosidase, naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase, pyrrolidonyl arylamidase, urease,
and Voges-Proskauer test, acid production from amygdalin, arbutin, cellobiose, D-fructose, glycerol, galactose, D-glucose,
beta-gentiobiose, lactose, D-mannose, maltose, melezitose, N-acetylglucosamine, ribose, salicin, sorbose, sucrose, and trehalose.
Can utilize (GP2 MicroPlates) N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, amygdalin, arbutin, cellobiose, D-fructose, gentiobiose, alpha-D-glucose,
maltose, maltotriose, D-mannose, melezitose, methyl beta-D-glucoside, palatinose, D-psicose, D-riboe, salicin, sucrose, trehalose,
turanose, pyruvic acid methyl ester, glycerol, adenosine, 2'-deoxyadenosine, inosine, thymidine and uridine.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, alkaline phosphatase, catalase, cystine arylamidase, alpha-fucosidase, alpha-glucosidase,
beta-glucuronidase, lipase (C14), alpha-mannosidase, nitrate reduction, trypsin, valine arylamidase, acid production from erythritol, D-
and L-arabinose, D- and L-arabitol, adonitol, dulcitol (most strains), erythritol, D- and L-fucose, gluconate, glycogen, 2- and
5-ketogluconate, myo-inositol, inulin, D-lyxose, mannitol, methyl alpha-D-mannoside, methyl alpa-D-glucoside, melibiose, pullulan,
raffinose, rhamnose, sorbitol, starch, turanose, tagatose, methyl beta-D-xyloside, xylitol, D- and L-xylose.
No utilization of alpha- and beta-cyclodextrin, glycogen, inulin, mannan, Tween 40 and 80, L-arabinose, D-arabitol, L-fucose,
D-galacturonic acid, D-gluconic acid, alpha-lactose, lactulose, melibiose, methyl alpha-D-galactoside, methyl beta-D-galactoside,
3-methyl D-glucose, methyl alpha-D-mannoside, raffinose, L-rhamnose, sedoheptulosan, D-sorbitol, stachyose, tagatose, alpha-,
beta- and gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, lactamide, D-lactic acid methyl ester, L-lactic
acid, D- and L-malic acid, succinic acid monomethyl ester, succinamic acid, succinic acid, N-acetyl-L-glutamic acid, L-alaninamide, D-
and L-alanine, L-alanyl glycine, L-asparagine, L-glutamic acid, glycyl L-glutamic acid, L-pyroglutamic acid, L-serine, putrescine,
2,3-butanediol, D-fructose 6-phosphate, alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate, D-glucose 6-phosphate and DL-alpha-glycerol phosphate.
Variable results for alpha- and beta-galactosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, and acid production from dulcitol.
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